PHOENIX — Arizona’s early voting period began Wednesday, Oct. 7, with ballots going out by mail and in-person voting locations opening ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Voters can find polling places through the Arizona Secretary of State’s My.Arizona.Vote website. Maricopa and Pima county residents can also consult their county elections websites for early voting locations. Voters may cast a ballot in person or return a mailed ballot at an authorized drop-off site. Those mailing ballots should send them at least seven days before Election Day. Voters who want to check whether their ballot has been received and processed can use Maricopa County’s BeBallotReady.Vote tracker, Pima County’s ballot-tracking service or the state’s online ballot tracker, depending on where they live. People who do not vote early can cast a ballot in person on Nov. 3. Mailed ballots may also be dropped at a ballot drop box or voting location by 7 p.m. that day. The statewide ballot includes a high-profile governor’s race between incumbent Democrat Katie Hobbs and Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, as well as contests for lieutenant governor, attorney general, the state’s top education post and secretary of state. Voters will also decide eight statewide ballot measures and local propositions. All Arizona legislative seats are up for election. Republicans currently hold narrow majorities in both chambers: four seats in the Senate and six in the House. Democrats are seeking to flip both chambers, which would give Hobbs a Democratic trifecta in state government. There is no U.S. Senate race on the ballot, but competitive contests in Arizona’s 1st and 6th congressional districts could affect which party controls the U.S. House. The midterms will also shape Congress during President Donald Trump’s final two years in office.